REG-ABN AMRO BANK N.V. EPT Disclosure

LONDON--(Business Wire)--
FORM 38.5(b)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO Equities Australia Limited
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Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
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Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Date of dealing 26 August 2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

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Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 440,556 0.096440592 1674029 0.3664559
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,666,232 0.364749091 164509 0.0360121
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469
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Total 2,256,788 0.494025665 1978538 0.4331149
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 2)

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Class of relevant security: Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

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Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

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Purchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase 154 120.5
Purchase 5 120.54
Purchase 5 120.55
Purchase 69 121.82
Purchase 15 121.87
Purchase 100 121.88
Purchase 1 121.89
Purchase 8 121.9
Purchase 520 121.92
Purchase 417 121.93
Purchase 278 121.95
Purchase 66 121.96
Purchase 288 121.97
Purchase 532 121.98
Purchase 130 121.99
Purchase 1622 122
Purchase 14 122.03
Purchase 12 122.04
Purchase 372 122.05
Purchase 129 122.14
Purchase 57 122.15
Purchase 568 122.17
Purchase 300 122.19
Purchase 723 122.2
Purchase 296 122.22
Purchase 200 122.25
Purchase 539 122.26
Purchase 418 122.27
Purchase 550 122.3
Purchase 82 122.31
Purchase 37 122.32
Purchase 24 122.36
Purchase 236 122.38
Purchase 2302 122.4
Purchase 109 122.43
Purchase 60 122.44
Purchase 281 122.45
Purchase 47 122.46
Purchase 504 122.49
Purchase 99 122.53
Purchase 252 122.54
Purchase 90 122.55
Purchase 538 122.56
Purchase 408 122.58
Purchase 889 122.59
Purchase 1309 122.6
Purchase 107 122.61
Purchase 99 122.62
Purchase 109 122.64
Purchase 501 122.66
Purchase 137 122.67
Purchase 276 122.68
Purchase 36 122.69
Purchase 1091 122.7
Purchase 70 122.72
Purchase 200 122.74
Purchase 322 122.76
Purchase 602 122.77
Purchase 177 122.78
Purchase 726 122.79
Purchase 176 122.8
Purchase 105 122.82
Purchase 344 122.83
Purchase 34 122.85
Purchase 99 122.87
Purchase 657 122.88
Purchase 3786 122.89
Purchase 193 122.9
Purchase 3 123
Purchase 24 123.27
Purchase 976 123.29
Purchase 12 123.53
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Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)
Sale 479 120.37
Sale 160 120.38
Sale 53 120.41
Sale 766 120.42
Sale 37 120.48
Sale 44 120.5
Sale 124 120.51
Sale 35 120.52
Sale 39 120.61
Sale 391 120.62
Sale 167 120.74
Sale 42 120.79
Sale 49 120.8
Sale 311 120.9
Sale 61 120.91
Sale 73 120.95
Sale 74 120.96
Sale 3 120.97
Sale 313 120.98
Sale 76 121
Sale 88 121.11
Sale 55 121.15
Sale 42 121.21
Sale 82 122.18
Sale 41 122.29
Sale 135 122.33
Sale 57 122.5
Sale 50 122.61
Sale 35 122.67
Sale 45 122.7
Sale 1 122.76
Sale 11 122.8
Sale 41 122.89
Sale 28 123.01
Sale 22 123.12
Sale 1 123.17
Sale 41 123.21
Sale 12 123.22
Sale 125 123.3
Sale 29 123.41
Sale 26 123.42
Sale 38 123.5
Sale 2481 124.06
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUD
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
purchasing, which the option European per unit
varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)
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(ii) Exercising

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Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

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Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
4)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other
person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this
form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to
which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

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Date of disclosure 27 August 2008
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Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi
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Telephone number (020) 7678 5898
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO
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Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor
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Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

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Product name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American,
which the option European
or derivative etc.
relates
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Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 20,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 3,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 8,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 4,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 22,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 5,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 29,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09
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Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09
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RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08
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RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08
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RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08
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Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements
to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

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